(
课件网) Have you ever been to any art galleries? What can you see there? art museum National Art Museum of China Beijing 798 Art Zone 798 Art Zone is named after the 798 factory which was built in the 1950s. It is located in the northeast corner of Beijing. The Dashanzi Art District is its another name as it sits in Dashanzi zone. The art zone covers an area of 0.6 square kilometer. Characterized by modern art, it has become the exhibition center of Chinese culture and art, and also the world- famous cultural and creative industries centralized area. It is often compared with New York’s Greenwich Village or SoHo. Let’s see some museums in New York, USA. Guggenheim Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art The Frick Collection Museum of Modern Art Things to see in an art gallery sculptures photograph sketch calligraphy gouache traditional painting oil painting watercolor prints lacquer painting tempera art gallery furniture 18th May is International Museum Day. Every year since 1977, it is celebrated all over the world. What is the title of the text? What does the map show? What do you think the numbers on the map are for? Reading Read the text quickly and answer the questions. How many galleries are featured in this text? 2. What do you think the purpose of this text is? Five. To give people information about various art galleries in New York and to show them where they are. 3. Who do you think the text was written for? 4. Where might you see such a text? Tourists and art gallery visitors. Possibly in a guide book. 1.Read the text again and match the numbers on the map with the names of the museums. Number Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art The Frick Collection Museum of Modern Art Guggenheim Museum 2. Read the text again and complete the chart. Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Ave near 75th Str. 20th -21st centuries 53rd Str (between 5th and 6th Ave) 19th -21st century Western art Name Address Which century What countries America Museum of Modern Art Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Ave. and 82nd Str. All over the world 5th Ave. and 88th Str. 20th -21st century Name Address Which century What countries From ancient to modern times Guggenheim Museum Western countries 5th Ave. and E. 70th Street pre-20th century Name Address Which century What countries The Frick Collection Western countries Useful phrases 1. at the same time 2. all the time 3. every two years 4. admission price 5. be well worth a visit 6. appeal to 7. would rather … than 8. have a preference for 9. lie in 1. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture and art collection to the American People. 动词-ing形式作状语时，可表示时间、原因、结果、条件、让步、行为方式、伴随状况等，通常情况下句子的主语与该动词之间是逻辑上的主动关系，表示时间关系的分词短语有时可由when及while引出。如： Both of his parents died in the war, leaving him alo ... ...
